For purposes of determining the present value of an annuity, an interest for life or a term of years, or a remainder or a reversionary interest, the applicable federal rate under section 7520 for June 2017 is 2.4%; same as May.

For purposes of determining the present value of an annuity, an interest for life or a term of years, or a remainder or a reversionary interest, the applicable federal rate under section 7520 for May 2017 is 2.4%; down from April.

For purposes of determining the present value of an annuity, an interest for life or a term of years, or a remainder or a reversionary interest, the applicable federal rate under section 7520 for April 2017 is 2.6%; up from March.

For purposes of determining the present value of an annuity, an interest for life or a term of years, or a remainder or a reversionary interest, the applicable federal rate under section 7520 for March 2017 is 2.4%; down from February.

Attorney Ed Morrow has discovered an interesting anomaly in the tax proposals that could do serious damage to Charitable Remainder Trusts by causing taxable gifts to occur even when the donor is the sole income beneficiary. While it seems unlikely to pass without...

The use of an organization's tax filing, in this case the 990, as a resource for donors is a helpful observation. Passion for the cause should always come first, of course. But making sure the organization can sustain itself is a good next step.

For purposes of determining the present value of an annuity, an interest for life or a term of years, or a remainder or a reversionary interest, the applicable federal rate under section 7520 for February 2017 is 2.6%; up from January.

For purposes of determining the present value of an annuity, an interest for life or a term of years, or a remainder or a reversionary interest, the applicable federal rate under section 7520 for January 2017 is 2.4%; up from December.

Watching charities is a necessary government function because, while rare, there's an occasional bad charity, and any number of charities whose activities may deserve occasional scrutiny. The first step in this process is requiring the charities to register with the...

For purposes of determining the present value of an annuity, an interest for life or a term of years, or a remainder or a reversionary interest, the applicable federal rate under section 7520 for November 2016 is 1.6%; same as October.

For purposes of determining the present value of an annuity, an interest for life or a term of years, or a remainder or a reversionary interest, the applicable federal rate under section 7520 for October 2016 is 1.6%; up from September.

For purposes of determining the present value of an annuity, an interest for life or a term of years, or a remainder or a reversionary interest, the applicable federal rate under section 7520 for September 2016 is 1.4%; same as August.

For purposes of determining the present value of an annuity, an interest for life or a term of years, or a remainder or a reversionary interest, the applicable federal rate under section 7520 for August 2016 is 1.4%; down from July.

For purposes of determining the present value of an annuity, an interest for life or a term of years, or a remainder or a reversionary interest, the applicable federal rate under section 7520 for July 2016 is 1.8%; same as June.